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THE MUSEUM OF CHAM SCULPTURE
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The Museum of Cham Sculpture is located in Da
Nang, near the Han River. It is the only museum
of its kind in the world dedicated to the Champa
era and was founded during the colonial French
rule in 1915. The museum displays a large variety
of pieces including altars, lingas (stylised
phalluses representing Shiva), garudas
(griffin-like sky beings), apsaras (heavenly
nymphs), Ganeshes and images of Shiva, Brahma and
Vishnu, all dating from the 5th to 15th
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Housing the largest exhibition of Cham sculpture
in the world, the museum displays almost 300
terracotta and stone works of art ranging from
the 7th to the 15th centuries
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Due to its large number of artefacts from the
World Heritage Site of My Son Sanctuary, the Da
Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture plays a significant
role in interpreting and presenting the authentic
values and meanings of the Site to the wider
public 
Pillar, Ha Trung, 7th-8th century, Quang Tri
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Champa was an Indic civilization that flourished
along the coasts of what is now central and
southern Viet Nam for roughly a one thousand year
period between 500 and 1500 AD. The remnants of
classical Cham arts extant today are seen mainly
in brick temples, sandstone sculptures in the
round, and sandstone sculptures in high and low
relief. A few bronze sculptures and decorative
items made of metal remain as well
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The female breast decoration expresses the
femininity and affirms the role of the woman in a
matriarchy. This is a common and typical
decorative motif of Thap Mam style
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Frieze, Thap Mam, 13th century, Binh Dinh
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Central element of the circular pedestal of Trà
Ki?u, 10th century "frieze of stylized fruit or
flower buds"
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Reportedly founded in 1915, its first building
opened in 1919. Prior to the establishment of the
museum, the site was known as the "garden of
sculptures" and many Cham sculptures that had
been collected in Da Nang, Qu?ng Nam and
elsewhere had been brought there over the
preceding twenty years.
Dvarapala temple guardian
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A 10th century sandstone statue
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A 12th century Kinnara statue half-human, half
bird
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Polo players Quang Tri 10th century
Polo players Quang Tri 10th century
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Soldier and Monkey, 7th-8th century, Quang Nam
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Pedestal (vedi), with high reliefs carving, in
Quang Tri gallery 9th-10th century
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The horse riding polo players (Quang Tri
gallery), a 9th-10th century Cham interpretation
of a sport popular in India at the time
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Pedestal (vedi), with high reliefs carving of the
four sides. The front has a horse's head and each
side a saddled horse rider is flanked by two big
wheels a lotus on the rear
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Pedestal (vedi) 9th - 10th century
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In addition to the abundance of Hindu-influenced
pieces there are also some that have evidently
drawn inspiration from Buddhism including altars
and deities
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Dvarapala (Guardian) temple guardians
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Located on a major sea route between India and
China, Champa, in the central part of Vietnam,
played an important role in early Southeast Asian
history
Dvarapala (Temple guardians) Dong Duong Style,
9th 10th century
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Dvarapala (Temple guardians) Dong Duong Style,
9th 10th century
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Dvarapala (Temple guardians), 9th 10th
century My Son gallery with its life-sized
guardians
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Dvarapala (Temple guardians), 9th 10th century
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Bas-relief, Thap Mam, 13th century, Binh Dinh
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Heavenly Musician, Thap Mam, 13th century, Binh
Dinh
Goddess Sarasvati 12th century
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God Nam Than Tra Kieu 6th century
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Nandi, bull vahana (mount) of the Hindu god
Shiva
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From the 7th to the 10th centuries, the Cham
controlled the trade in spices and silk between
China, India, the Indonesian islands, and the
Abbasid empire in Baghdad. They supplemented
their income from the trade routes not only by
exporting ivory and aloe, but also by engaging in
piracy and raiding
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God Shiva (the God of destruction)
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Dance of Shiva, Phong Le, 10th century, Quang
Nam
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Shiva, Thap Mam, 12th-13th century, Binh Dinh
Shiva, 12th-13th century, Binh Dinh
Shiva ascetic, 8thcentury
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Isana, My Son, 10th century, Quang Nam (Shiva le
Maître)
Shiva
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Frieze, Phong Le, 7th-8th century, Quang Nam
Flying Warrior, My Son C1, 10th century, Quang Nam
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Elephant, Quang Nam province, 7th-8th century
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Sculptures of Mahishasura Mardini and Laksmi
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The Kingdom of Champa governed Southern Vietnam
from 192 A.D to 1697 and left behind a legacy of
unique Cham motifs and Hindu-flavoured
architecture defining this period
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Brahmanist Monk holding a string of beads 14th -
15th century
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Brahmanist Monks, Thap Mam, 13th century, Binh
Dinh
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Brahmanist Goddess, Xuan My, 11th 12th century,
Binh Dinh
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Balarama, Xuan My, 11th 12th century, Binh Dinh
Male divinity End of the 9th 10th century
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Frieze, Thap Mam, 13th century, Binh Dinh
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Frieze, Thap Mam, 13th century, Binh Dinh
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Females, Binh Dinh
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Frieze, Thap Mam, 13th century, Binh Dinh
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Birth of Brahma, from a lotus springing from the
navel of Vishnu
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Birth of Brahma, from a lotus springing from the
navel of Vishnu
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Sound Diem Xua - Trinh Cong Son - The Bamboo
Ensemble Suc Song Moi
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The Bamboo Ensemble Suc Song Moi
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Hanoi public art
Hue and Hoi An is two of the most famous tourist
cities in Vietnam. As they are close to each
other, it is convenient to visit both. In
addition, Hai Van Pass one of the best natural
attractions in the Center of Vietnam is on the
way from Hue to Hoi An. The Hai Van Pass is one
of the most majestic passes in Vietnam which
connect Northern and Southern Vietnam and the
Cham Museum in Da Nang is the largest collection
of Cham sculpture and artwork in the world.
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